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Climate at a Glance (CAG) Temperature Anomalies

The global-scale Climate at a Glance (CAG) temperature anomaly data is derived from the Global Historical Climatology Network-Monthly (GHCN-M) data set and International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). This tool provides an analysis of monthly and annual temperatures for the globe and is intended for the study of climate variability and change.

What can I do with this?

Map of Temperature AnomaliesView a map of temperature anomalies at various spatial scales including global, national, regional, satewide, divisional, county, and city

Time SeriesView a graph of temperature anomalies over a specified period of time for the selected spatial scale

Temperature RankingsIdentify temperature ranking of specified month and year for the selected spatial scale

Haywood PlotView a haywood plot graph of the selected spatial scale with top ranked years for abnormally warm and cold identified

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